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Rae
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Assistant Editor | SFF Writer | Lover of dogs, videogames, books, anime | She/her | Header by Roro_DRT on Twitter!
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Sen. Booker just quoted the Langston Hughes poem "Let America Be America Again"

"America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!"

poets.org/poem/let-ame...
Let America Be America Again
Let America be America again.
poets.org
April 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Target foot traffic falls for the eighth consecutive week after the retailer ended its DEI programs. Meanwhile at Costco, which kept its DEI programs, foot traffic has been up for 13th straight weeks.
Target can't get its footing after its DEI program demise and a 40-day boycott against the retailer. Foot traffic at stores is down for the eighth consecutive week
For the week that began March 17, foot traffic fell 5.7% YoY for Target, according to data from Placer.ai.
fortune.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”

Lots of information and resources in this one.

open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.

This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.

Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations

www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video
PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Hey. Just in case you need to be told this...

There are things happening. Yes. But you know what else? YOUR things are happening too. Book release? New art? Award season and you have something? Victory achieved?

POST IT.

We need to celebrate too. And celebrating creation is the ultimate joy.
January 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Sounds like a plan
January 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Friends, this GoFundMe is, unfortunately, legit. Can’t talk about it now, but I’m sure posts about the absurdity of life are to come. Please share if you can. #EatonFire
Donate to Please Support Karen & Ingin's Recovery from the Eaton Fire, organized by Alice Hom
Dear friends, family, and community members, We're Alice, Di… Alice Hom needs your support for Please Support Karen & Ingin's Recovery from the Eaton Fire
www.gofundme.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s perfectly acceptable to answer “books and cinnamon rolls” when someone asks what your weekend plans are.
December 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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Also, part of the reason we did bought InfoWars is because people on Bluesky told us it would be funny to buy InfoWars. And those people were right. This is the funniest thing that has ever happened.
November 14, 2024 at 2:35 PM